We got back from Jamaica last Friday night very late! It was a wonderful trip! We had so much fun and it was very relaxing. Of course, we missed the kids so much. By day 3, we were ready to come home. Congrats to Toni and Andy on their wedding. Toni looked beautiful and Andy looked great too! Thanks so much mostly to my mom and Jim's mom for making it possible for us to go away. We couldn't have done it without them giving up a week of their life for us. Also thanks to my wonderful friend Dilla, my niece Janie, and to Alicia Milton (Janet's mom) for coming over for a few hours to give my mom and Lynn a break. We really appreciate it and love you guys!
We stayed at the Riu Ocho Rios. It was probably the nicest resort we've been to so far. The food was pretty good, rooms were nice, and a huge pool with swim up bar. We could have done without some of the rain. It rained every day we were there....sometimes just for a few minutes, but then it would still be cloudy after that. I was starting to get a little depressed that I didn't have a tan and it was almost time to go home, but finally on Fri (the day we left), the sun came out and I got some color. It rained all day on Thurs, which was the day of the wedding, so Toni and Andy didn't get to get married on the beach :( But they still tied the know, just in the lobby instead. It was still pretty though. Andy was making me tear up when I saw him wiping away tears when he saw Toni....Awwww! So sweet! There was a private party at the disco for 2 hrs that night.
Toni and Andy
Danielle and I
Me, Janet, and Danielle checking out the beach the first night
Don, Jim, Derek, Jamie, and Kyle
Jim and Janet
Front row - Janet, Danielle, Becky Back row - me, Tracie, Amy, and Kari
Kyle, Don, Jim, Dustin (back), Jamie, Derek, Nick, Kevin, Larry
Me and Toni
Shannon, Me, and Sandy
Andy and Jim
This was the tiniest elevator and it says it holds 13 persons....I don't think so! We were crammed in there!
Robby, Meghan, Toni, Jim, Jamie, Janet
Shannon, Me, Janet
Shannon, Me, Janet, Don, and Danielle
Always the bartender.....
Wedding Day! Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Swain
Dustin and Becky
Me and Sandy
Kevin and Tracie
Jim, Sheila, and Jamie
The thirsty groom couldn't wait for the bartender to get back
We also did an excursion to the Dunns River Falls. We took a boat ride over there, stopped to snorkel for about 30 mins, then climbed up the waterfall. It was pretty cool! We decided we should probably check it out since it was our third time in Jamaica and we typically don't even leave the resort. Pretty cool!
Larry and Kari
Last day there....finally getting some sun!
Time to go home.....love the background on this picture...almost looks fake
I didn't sleep well Friday night...I woke up probably every 45 mins. I was just hoping the kids were going to wake up so I could see them. I kept having dreams about them, etc. Saturday, Alli remembered that I told her I was going to take her to Bread Co, the pool, and to see the movie Up when I got home. Well, the movie wasn't playing yet, but we did go to Bread Co. and then to the pool twice that day. Sunday we just hung out with the kids all day, then me, Ann, and my mom went to the casino. Jim went to see the new Terminator movie that night. Monday we went over to Billy and Kelly's house for their Memorial Day BBQ. It was fun, but it rained all day, and the kids were outside getting muddy. They were sort of a handful that day, so I didn't have any time to take any pictures.
There are just pictures I took of the kids so I can look at them when I missed them on the trip.
Love that big, sweet smile!!!!
Tues was back to normal. Jim started his new position at work. I think he likes it so far. Hope so! Mom came over for an hour to watch the girls so I could take Jimmy for his 6 mos helmet check up. Everything was fine with that...I think it improved a little bit on its own since he stopped wearing the helmet also. So, we are done with all of that now! Wed I went back to work. It was good to see everyone and get back to the normal routine. That night, we had to go to a rehearsal for my friend Kelly's wedding. I'm doing the 1st reading. I'm sooooo nervous. I haven't read in church since 8th grade or something like that. I don't like being up in front of people. But, I thought I would suck it up and do it for her :) The dinners was at Hendel's Market Cafe and it was very good food. Last time I was there, years ago, I didn't care for it. Bad experience! But now I think I'll give it another try!
Thursday was car inspection so I can get my new plates before the end of the month. Sat home all day without a car....I hate not having a car. When Jim got home from work, I jogged up to Dobbs to pick it up, took Alli to Sacred Heart's picnic for a few rides, and then went to my laser appt.
Alli on the motorcycles
Alli on the airplanes
Courtney and Alli on the slide
We've been so busy lately. Even the weekend before we left, we had our parish picnic that Friday. Jim's parents picked up Aunt Cindy at the airport and they came up to the picnic with us. Jim worked the beer booth.....that always works out to our benefit :) We didn't stay long though b/c it stormed really bad. Then on that Saturday, I went with Sheila to the wineries for Kelly's bachelorette party. It was fun.
Sheila, Kelly, and myself
Tonight I'm sitting here finally going to publish this post. Sorry for the delay. Jim took Alli to Pawnee to hang out and spend the night. Hopefully they get back pretty early because I have Kelly and Bobby's wedding tomorrow. What to wear, what to wear.......? Okay, enjoy all the pics! They get bigger if click on them....
So, I guess I should have made two post out of this, but I already uploaded all the pictures, so keep reading, darnit ;)
Jenna, Jimmy, and Cassie turned 18 mos yesterday. They have been so good lately and so much fun. They are really starting to say some words now. Mostly 'B' words. Cassie is catching on the most, but they are all playing off each other. They are saying bye-bye, book, ball, baby (bey-bey), big butt, tickle-tickle-tickle. They understand EVERYTHING! We ask Jenna if she wants to spank her own butt and she starts hitting her butt. So cute!
One thing I don't like is when they get frustrated, they hit themselves in the head. Then I tell them NO and they bang their head against anything they can find (the couch, wall, my knee) and if they can't find anything, they hit it on the ground. The past few days though, they have just been going straight to the hitting their heads against something and haven't been slapping themselves. Hopefully they might be getting over it!
They all love Allison. She is the greatest big sister ever. She is sooooo good with them. I love it in the morning when they see Alli and when she sees the. They all get so excited. She plays with them so well and she is a BIG helper!
Alli feeding Jenna her oatmeal - they wouldn't eat it when I was trying to feed them, but they did for her
I think this one is funny b/c Alli looks like she is multi-tasking
Feeding Jimmy
Feeding Cassie
Just playing around in Alli's tent - Jenna was having so much fun
They love to get up on the couch, but refuse to sit!
Always in the toybox
Cassie with her messy head! She just makes me laugh
Always getting into something!
Poor Jimmy...only boy....he actually wanted me to put this in his hair...he brought it to me! He's so sweet!
We stayed at the Riu Ocho Rios. It was probably the nicest resort we've been to so far. The food was pretty good, rooms were nice, and a huge pool with swim up bar. We could have done without some of the rain. It rained every day we were there....sometimes just for a few minutes, but then it would still be cloudy after that. I was starting to get a little depressed that I didn't have a tan and it was almost time to go home, but finally on Fri (the day we left), the sun came out and I got some color. It rained all day on Thurs, which was the day of the wedding, so Toni and Andy didn't get to get married on the beach :( But they still tied the know, just in the lobby instead. It was still pretty though. Andy was making me tear up when I saw him wiping away tears when he saw Toni....Awwww! So sweet! There was a private party at the disco for 2 hrs that night.
Toni and Andy
Danielle and I
Me, Janet, and Danielle checking out the beach the first night
Don, Jim, Derek, Jamie, and Kyle
Jim and Janet
Front row - Janet, Danielle, Becky Back row - me, Tracie, Amy, and Kari
Kyle, Don, Jim, Dustin (back), Jamie, Derek, Nick, Kevin, Larry
Me and Toni
Shannon, Me, and Sandy
Andy and Jim
This was the tiniest elevator and it says it holds 13 persons....I don't think so! We were crammed in there!Robby, Meghan, Toni, Jim, Jamie, Janet
Shannon, Me, Janet
Shannon, Me, Janet, Don, and Danielle
Always the bartender.....
Wedding Day! Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Swain
Dustin and Becky
Me and Sandy
Kevin and Tracie
Jim, Sheila, and Jamie
The thirsty groom couldn't wait for the bartender to get back
We also did an excursion to the Dunns River Falls. We took a boat ride over there, stopped to snorkel for about 30 mins, then climbed up the waterfall. It was pretty cool! We decided we should probably check it out since it was our third time in Jamaica and we typically don't even leave the resort. Pretty cool!
Larry and Kari
Last day there....finally getting some sun!
Time to go home.....love the background on this picture...almost looks fake
I didn't sleep well Friday night...I woke up probably every 45 mins. I was just hoping the kids were going to wake up so I could see them. I kept having dreams about them, etc. Saturday, Alli remembered that I told her I was going to take her to Bread Co, the pool, and to see the movie Up when I got home. Well, the movie wasn't playing yet, but we did go to Bread Co. and then to the pool twice that day. Sunday we just hung out with the kids all day, then me, Ann, and my mom went to the casino. Jim went to see the new Terminator movie that night. Monday we went over to Billy and Kelly's house for their Memorial Day BBQ. It was fun, but it rained all day, and the kids were outside getting muddy. They were sort of a handful that day, so I didn't have any time to take any pictures.
There are just pictures I took of the kids so I can look at them when I missed them on the trip.
Love that big, sweet smile!!!!Tues was back to normal. Jim started his new position at work. I think he likes it so far. Hope so! Mom came over for an hour to watch the girls so I could take Jimmy for his 6 mos helmet check up. Everything was fine with that...I think it improved a little bit on its own since he stopped wearing the helmet also. So, we are done with all of that now! Wed I went back to work. It was good to see everyone and get back to the normal routine. That night, we had to go to a rehearsal for my friend Kelly's wedding. I'm doing the 1st reading. I'm sooooo nervous. I haven't read in church since 8th grade or something like that. I don't like being up in front of people. But, I thought I would suck it up and do it for her :) The dinners was at Hendel's Market Cafe and it was very good food. Last time I was there, years ago, I didn't care for it. Bad experience! But now I think I'll give it another try!
Thursday was car inspection so I can get my new plates before the end of the month. Sat home all day without a car....I hate not having a car. When Jim got home from work, I jogged up to Dobbs to pick it up, took Alli to Sacred Heart's picnic for a few rides, and then went to my laser appt.
Alli on the motorcycles
Alli on the airplanes
Courtney and Alli on the slide
We've been so busy lately. Even the weekend before we left, we had our parish picnic that Friday. Jim's parents picked up Aunt Cindy at the airport and they came up to the picnic with us. Jim worked the beer booth.....that always works out to our benefit :) We didn't stay long though b/c it stormed really bad. Then on that Saturday, I went with Sheila to the wineries for Kelly's bachelorette party. It was fun.
Sheila, Kelly, and myself
Tonight I'm sitting here finally going to publish this post. Sorry for the delay. Jim took Alli to Pawnee to hang out and spend the night. Hopefully they get back pretty early because I have Kelly and Bobby's wedding tomorrow. What to wear, what to wear.......? Okay, enjoy all the pics! They get bigger if click on them....So, I guess I should have made two post out of this, but I already uploaded all the pictures, so keep reading, darnit ;)
Jenna, Jimmy, and Cassie turned 18 mos yesterday. They have been so good lately and so much fun. They are really starting to say some words now. Mostly 'B' words. Cassie is catching on the most, but they are all playing off each other. They are saying bye-bye, book, ball, baby (bey-bey), big butt, tickle-tickle-tickle. They understand EVERYTHING! We ask Jenna if she wants to spank her own butt and she starts hitting her butt. So cute!
One thing I don't like is when they get frustrated, they hit themselves in the head. Then I tell them NO and they bang their head against anything they can find (the couch, wall, my knee) and if they can't find anything, they hit it on the ground. The past few days though, they have just been going straight to the hitting their heads against something and haven't been slapping themselves. Hopefully they might be getting over it!
They all love Allison. She is the greatest big sister ever. She is sooooo good with them. I love it in the morning when they see Alli and when she sees the. They all get so excited. She plays with them so well and she is a BIG helper!
Alli feeding Jenna her oatmeal - they wouldn't eat it when I was trying to feed them, but they did for her
I think this one is funny b/c Alli looks like she is multi-tasking
Feeding Jimmy
Feeding Cassie
Just playing around in Alli's tent - Jenna was having so much fun
They love to get up on the couch, but refuse to sit!
Always in the toybox
Cassie with her messy head! She just makes me laugh
Always getting into something!
Poor Jimmy...only boy....he actually wanted me to put this in his hair...he brought it to me! He's so sweet!
11 comments :
Long post , cute pics! Youre better than me, i gave up on posting. lol! So gla dyou got to coem to jamaica we had so mcuh fun with everyone there. too bad it rained everyday! :( start saving for 2011 were headed to turks & caicos!
Chrissy--you look amazing! I hope you're still not worried about that. :)
Loooooooooong post, I love it! As always, great pics of the kiddos.
Kelly
Everyday i check your blog. This was great. Love all the pics of the wedding and the babies. Love Mom
Great pictures! I'm glad you had a great time.
And, seriously, Chrissy, I can't believe you've had 4 kids! You look great :)
I have pictures with Owen hair in a ponytail too. He loves headbands.
Also you look great. You look better then me and I only have 2 kids.
OH OH OH!! Jenna's blue eyes. So beautiful. Allie having a good time on the rides at the picnic and helping feed the babies. Such a good girl. CASSIE PLAYING WITH WIRES. And Jimmy just being cute as always. Love Mom
Good post. I've been waiting (not that I'm much better!) The kids look adorable and everyone else is right - you look great, momma!
Dawn
Those pics of the babies and Alli are SO cute! LOVE how she's feeding them, and how you said they'd only eat for her. It's funny how kids always want the respect of their older brothers and sisters and will do almost anything they ask!
love the update. I am so jealous that we couldn't go on vacation with everyone. Toni said plan for 2 years. We are thinking about 5 to 7 years for a big trip. That way the kids will be in school and Kelly and Jenny will be older and Jackie can drive. Alli can come over any day and feed the boys. She looks like she is really good at it.
They are all so precious. Jimmy is hilarious with that pony tail. ha ha.....Great post and pics. Love ya
Jackie
that pic of us is cute!!
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